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4 !F IT ISN'T IN ? I fj-s BECAUSE WE DIDN'T Y B; KNOW IT ? I The Official Orga murphy school | closes very f succesful year |KpJoifiAi Awarded (o Senior* M K?ng Deliver* iLtervry n Address ToeJij ni'-iht u-ith the awarding . of dip!?'mas to the Senior Cti.? and ; 'H the i; ry add: ess by Rev. \V. p Kirk- Gainesville, Ga.. one of lie : successful years in the h:.s. tory of the Murphy Graded Schools B *85 It -uirht to a happy concluAn. At ' '" n minutes to eight o'cKck the ors marched down the aisle Bard " k their places on the stage 1 Bard fh exercises were begun with B?ii in -ntion by Rev. T. L. Sas<er. pa?t.'- ! the Baptist Church. Then foIK'w:!g Rosini's Fanfare from! iTflliam Tell Overture by Misses i Elizabeth Bnttain and Mary Ella' CIclv The salutatory address was 3Iiss Elizabeth Brittain read the last sill r.d testament, an Lucius Cope Bpers i f the class, delivered the' rait.: etory address. the proy hecy. couched in metre, was |rra.l i s Mary EUa Cleg* and Lucius Cope, prt- ident 01 the class; Rev. W. IV King, of Gainesville. 1 Ca. delivered a very f.?rreful ad<Jr*-r dealing with the various stag? in the development of man a? vurk#d out by psychologists. lie jo; th. good graces of the nudienco at tr. very beginning when he told of asking a friend for a good fresh joke tell when delivuring the address here and his friend was said to hav, replied, "The very fact th.?t you a:v ot deliver the address Is joke ? ! ugh." Enough humor was inter-i-crsed throughout th?. address to hold the flrofoundeat attention ! of the large audience gathered In the - hool auditorium. F w ing the address, medals ?r?r.' i.warded to Harry Miller for. highest attainment in scholarship during the year, and to Corbett Alkn for progress and faithful work and attainment in all endeavors. The scholarship medal was give,, by the, Woman's Club, but the donor of the other medal was withheld by special request. After the awarding of the medaTs, Prof ("has. K. Owen made some farewell remarks and then following, some words of udvice to the four members of the graduating cla-w delkt-red to them their diploma-*. Commencement exercise* began | last Friday evening with a musical j recital by Miss Ida M. Johnson's ' da?> in music. Sunday the bacca- I lsuriate sermon was delivered by ( Rev. k. C. Campbell, of Canton, N. j C. 0n Monday morning the elemen-. taory dedamation and recitation contents were held, James William- ' on winning the medal for the best < d*vlamation and Eloise Fain winning the medal for the beat reettatior.. Monday evening was society night, the Henry Grady and Webster Literary Societies debating against each other on the question, "Resolv Ied, ihat Capital Punishment should be Abolished in North Carolina." The Henry Grady Society, upholdth? affirmative, was represented by Lucius Cope and Bertha Mae Cope, and the Webster Society, defending the negative side, by Harry E!lcr ?,ij Maurine Fain. 'l'He neg-! itive side was declared winner and I Hi-S Fain the beat debater and I Warded the gold medal. Tuesday morning the high ? ' ol. declamation and recitation sts er,. held, the promotion lists read I ind certificates of promotioa from he seventh grade to the hig^ school Presented. Also, certificates wefr? awarded to fight pupils for perfect attendance during the year. Charles Clegg was declared winner in the declamation contest and Bertha Mam Copo in the recitation cnoteat, both of whom tfere awarded medals. Service* At The Methodist Church Rev. Adolphua 1. BeTl, of / J. C. will preach at the *etho**t Church Sunday morning W.f> regular hour, 11 a. m.f to ^phich services the members of the ^fchurch and the public are invited. There wil be no services in the evethe pastor announces, or ac^fcount of th?. rav'.ral mc?t*.re in prog "oss at the Usptiit churcli. Hi v, * | i I \ tJTtje in of Murphy and Cherc Concert To Be Held Friday Night uiuiiui coaceri rnaajr j night. June 1st, by Mr?. Edna Edwards and Mr. Stanley Olmsted s( promises to be one of the most in- -4I teresting and entertaining programs it has e*fr been the priv<ege of a Murphy audience to listen ' to. Both Mrs. Edwards and Mr. P1 Olmsted ore accomplished perform ers in their respective arts, the I1 cne an opera singer, the other a pianist. The concert itself should , ? attract n capacity house at the cl school auditorium Friday night. ' The proceeds are to be used for 1 the benefit of the new Methodist r' . Church. Southern Buys Rails To Improve its Lines ' | |; n tsmrgton, i?. e.?Thirty-tnree " thousand tons of steel rail have just " bocn purchased by th Southern Railway system for delivery during l> the ln?-t si* month* of It'"':'. Fn- al eluded in this order are 25,000 tons " f 100-pound section and 7.500 tons j rt of 85-pound section rail. This brings the Southern's purchase of mw steel f?>r 1923 to 75.000 tons, 40.000 tons having been bought earlier in the year. Th? largest share of the new order went to the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company, which will roll 23.000 ton-* at its Enslcy, Ala., plant 8,000 tons w?re ordered from the Bethlehem Steel Co.. and 2.000 tons m from the Illinois Steel Co. The 100-pound rail will be used ** n carrying out the program of the ,l* Southern to relay the Washington- sc Atlanta. Cincinnati-Chattanooga, and ether lines rf high traffic density with th;s heavy rail. This work Is nnw in nritiTp** Ketweo- in and Orange. Va., between Greens- ^ boro and Charlotte, N. C., between ^ Knoxville and Morri.<own. Tenn, *r and between Somerset, Ky.. and Oakdale. Tenn. . in Heavy tine plates are being used I'l wherevej- the 100-pound rail is be- in ing laid, giving added strength and a] smothness to the track. A large amount of aervicable 85- in pound rail is being leased and trans- tr ferred to lines which are now equip- j ?n ud with lighter rail. \ ei _ Albert Cox Is Aide - - y o a nr 1 o secretary or w ar ,, Mr. A. A. Cox, of Raleigh, is an-' p nbunced as civilian aide to th?> Sec- fj retary of War. for the state of North j n Carolina, in assisting in procurement 0 of applicants for the citizen's Military Training Camps. u Mr. Cox is a member of the Mil-j t itary Training Camp3 Association of j the United States, which association J j grew out of the flr?t camps at j p Plattsburg. and since 1916 has been w a nation-wide organization, sponsor-1 C( ing camps for training of young p men all over the country. c; The Corps Area Aide to the Sec- ^ retary of War, Mr. Clark Howell tj Ir.. of Atlanta, Ga., expressed him- ^ self as being delighted that Mr. Cox tj was able to accept thi8 position, and t]stated, "I have no doubt that with tj Mr. i ox s help, we will be able to secure North Carolina's quota on or a about May 31ts." c About a third of the number to c attend from this State have already 4 been formally accepted and so noti- j, fied. Requests for applications or ^ literature will receive prompt} at- 0 tention, Mr. Cox stated, if sent to M him at Raleigh, N. C. n Body of Little Clay ' County Child Found 'r About nine o'clock SunCay mora- 7 ing the body of little Harry Smith, 11 son of Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Smith, J ^ of Clay County, was found on * * small sand bar in the Hiawassee | River just above the mouth of Brasstown Creek, about seven miles east of Murphy. The little child was , drowned in Sweetwater Creek on t the 15th, during a freshet, and although its body had been searched s far from that day it was not uritfl \ Sunday that it was found. Tho i small form was carried to Sweetwstv.icre it was laid to rest on Mon- < : day. ' - IjlMIW ? Cijerc >kee County, and the L ML'RJ'HY, NORTH CAROLIN, :harlotte man succeeds late justice walker Raleigh, May 29.?Heriot Clark?n, of Charlotte, was a few days iro elevated to the Supreme Court [ ench I'y Governor Morrison to sue-! red the late Justice Piatt D. Walk-: r. Mr. Ciarkson has been a close ersonal friend of the GovtMior' ?r a long time and was his eamaign manager In to,, last primary' lections. As >on a- the vacancy n the suprt :.ie court bench oc-; jrred, Mr. C3urk-on loomed up as r_* probable successor. The apointment of Attorney W. T. Guthe. of Charlotte, was also urged port the Govt mor and as he also as a life-long friend of Morrison nd at one t'me his law partner, the itter was put in an unpleasant sit-! ation. How. ver. Mr. Guthrie withi-oTL' K* i nnin.. 4"%-.. nilku I lr. Clarkso,, was immediately apuintcd. Mr. Clarkson i.s ;i lawyer of abili and has long been identified with ! public movements in the State id his appointment to the supreme >urt bench meets with general ap-j roval over the State. fliss Trapier Elected Dean Summer School Rakish. N. <\. May 2 I?Mis." m,? Graham Trapier, a graduate of t. Marys School and a well known cal teacher, has been elected Dean ' Women at the State College Sum er School, Dr \V. A. Withers, the rector, announced yesterday. Miss* rapier will enter upon her new duts at the opening of the summer hool term dune 12. Prospects for a largt. attendance lis summer scim to be unusually ight, says Dr. Withers in discussit; the plan* for the term. Already ie application? for admession exceed , toes teceived at th?? correspond- ; ig period in many years ofthe I ummor School's history, but with j icretesed facilities in the "college I ant the authorities anticipate be- j ig able to take care of all who j pply. Dr. Withers gived some rarther iteresting data relative to the I rowth of tile school. The sum-1 icr work was organized by Presid-' at Winston during whose ad- . illustration the sessions or 1903 nd 1906 \vere held,. Dr. James . Joyner was the director of the tssion of 1906, and Charles J. arker was the secretary of the irst three ses :'ons. The cnrolllent for thoes years was as follws: 1903, 338, 834. 1906, 753. In 1917 the work was resumed nder the present administration, he attendace has beenas follows: 917, 517, 1918, 558, 1919, 474, 920, 671. 1921 882, 1922, 992. or the first few terms after the ork was resumed in 1917, the tate r>lle<re Summer School was a comarativaly new institution in the tuto anil ti was not very well rown. It ts only during the last l;rec years lira' the summer lcm as been thoroughly established in fie minds of the teachers in this aecion and it is interesting td note fiat it ha? otawb During the 1922 session there was n enrollment of 767 in teachers' ourses, 17 in college entrance ourses, 64 in college credit courses 2 in the demonstration school, 30 \ cotton classing, and seven others liking special work, making a total f 927. Of the 767 teachers. 665 re re enrolled in the approved suaner school, 84 in the county summer school for Wake, Franklin, Vayne and Johnston counties, and 8 in the school of vocational agiculture. There were 141 men, 44 women, 25 boys and 17 girls, "hero were students from 80 North Carolina counties. Seven states and o reign countries were represented. Revival Services Begin. Revival services hcgmrj Wedneslay night at the Baptist Chureb vith Rev. J. H. Stanberry in the tulpit. Services were announced for ome days to come at the following lours: 10 in the morning and 7:80 n the evening. Not only tht? Christian people, but ?very on?? in the community i* Incited tj attend these services. fifr irlfiiiSWiij 7'i'llfliiii ,ead ing Newspaper in FRIDAY, JUNE 1. 1923 ODD FELLOWS ANNUAL MEET Ry V.Az?r WomkU. Raleigh.?Under She inspiring influence of the happy children and the splendid buildings and grounds of the Odd Fellow's Orphan Home at G<- d boro. together with th(? elevation of S:?m B. Currin. of Greenillc, to the office of Grand Master, Iho V?p(.V> I I -1-- ' the Independent Order o Odd Fellows at its annual meeting meeting last week, the sessions of which were held in the auditorium of the Jacob: Memorial building at the Home, enlarged it.- vision and rededicated itself to the care of the fatherless of its member-hip and other features of the mission of Odd Fellowship. Representatives from the mountains t0 the seashore were overwhelmingly in favor of more libe-al support for the Home and for no lowering of the excellent standard For this purpose the annual Home dues per capita was increased from two dollars to three dollars. Representatives brought special gifts from their respective lodges and presented them to the trustees on Tuesday night. The gifts amounted to $10,000 and there were promises of more to follow. Immediately after the installation of officers on Thursday afternoon. tlu board of trustees met and voted to admit fifteen! more children to the Home. This disposed of all applications pending. Thi/ cnt&rtainment by the children, a feature of which was a number of solections by the hoys band, on the opening night, were especially enjoyed by the representatives and other numbers of the Grand Lodge. Practically all of the lodges of the State were represented and the M-.-.Mung throughout iwvif imi iiiuiiious and enjoyable. Raleigh was selected as the next meeting place. The delegation from the capital city stated that they expected to have their tenstory temple and office building ready for occupancy before the next iwc?..r 01 mi- urana i_ouge and this was one of the reasons advanced for meeting there next year. Grand Secretary John L). Berry, and Grand Treasurer M. L. Shipman were re-elected without opposition. With these two efficient officers working in conjunction with the new Grand Master and other officers, the membership feels that the. Order is on the eve of the strongest forward move in its history. Shrinera Rather Dilatory Declares Agent ' Wood In a communication received from Division Passenger Agent Woodf in Ash evil le, he makes the statement that the Shriners are rather dilatory in securing their accomodations to Washington in special cars leaving Ash evil le on June 4th, which cars are to be used for sleeping purposes while in Washington. The advertisement thai has appeared in this paper for the past several issues quotes a lower berth ratf wf vlu.CO, guuu fvii uiic wi iwu people, an upper berth rate of $12 good for one person, and drawing room rate of $45.00, good for at least four persons. The demand for Pullman cars all over the country is heavier than can be mot by the railroads, special trains coming from all points in the United States to Washington. The most wonderful and spectacular program that has ever btten seen in the country has been arrsnrod in Wanhintrtrm, Amonsr nth or attractions that arc being: provided. just as an illustration of whal is being: done to get attractions fronr all over the country, will be twe Cherokee Indian LaCrosse teams Wonderful pageant* will be put on Pennsylvania Avenue from in* Capitol to the White House is non roped off and grandstands erectec the \vhole lengrth of this street Special illumination, the most gor geous ever seen,, is being prepared Mr. Wood feels that the Shrine*n who expect to take advantage o: the.?e sleeping cai^? arrangement should send in their checks withou further deity* in order that then i may be no failure on the oart of U?< ;'r way to provide such accoi.wda . -a i ^ (out this Section of Westeri ===== Road Meeting Is Postponed On account of continued rain and the fact that ?omc of the State official* could not be here On June 5th for the road meeting, thi? meeting, at announced in latt week's paper, has hecn postponed until a little latcr date. At soon as word can he had from highway officials as to what time they can be here, the date wi?. be announced and the meeting advertised. Those interested in the road from Murphy to the Tennessee State line should watch for this notice and notify their friend^ and have a large crowd present. Forestry Department Making Arrangements for Mt. Mitchell Touists Chapel Hill.?With the opening of the automobile road to th,. t"p of Mt. Mitchell or? the State Park within a few days, it is expected that there wil sta-rt a pilgrimage to the historic peak that will number | ! 40,000 people before the end of the reason. This is eight times the number that took the trip during the short season following the opening of the road late last year, but the figure is a conservative one in the ! light of apparent interest in the number of inquiries that have reached the Development Company. In order that the thousands expected may be well caret! for anil , their number increased, the North Carolina Geological Survey is taking steps to assure camping convenience for spending the night near the sum - , I mit, including wan-i supply, tents,. | blankets, sanitary conveniences, etc. It is also planned i0 have in operation for the reason a tea room at which visitors may be served with meals. These essentials to the fri>e use of the State's one park will be taken care of either by the Development Company, which has charge of the rood, or provided under state management. The Development . Company already has plan* made ; for the building of a number of burs at Camp Alice for the accomodation of tourists. Suggestions for the broader inv! provement and greater convenience ; of Mt. Mitchell and the contiguous Federal Forest Reserve were also discussed at a meeting at Asheville : in which Director Pratt of the Sur' vey. State Forester Holmes, Verne I i Rhodes, Supervisor of Pisgah For; est, and C. D. Dickey, of the Mt. | ' Mitchell Development Company i took part. These included the proposition of erecting a modern inn i and lodge on government land near | the park by Federal cocession as allowed in the Weeks Law. Mr. I Dickey has now taken up thi.-, matter with President Parley of the development company and will report within a few weeks whether or not that interest will be able to undertake the project. 1 Ottyr projects in contemplation for the improvement of the park are the extension of the motor highway , from Camp Alice a half mile- further ' 1 up the? monutain to Commisary I Ridge, the proposed site for the lodge; the improvement of the trail; I leading to the summit, and the construction of additional trails for i horseback riders and pedestrians. ! Established or under construction this summer are trails to connect Mt. Mitchell with Micaville, along: the Black Mountain range, to Deep Gap " Spruce Forest and South Toe River; and a trail on the Yance-Buncombe divide, through Balaam Gap, by 1 Yates Knob, to Ogle Meadow, whence there are roads to Bumsville and Barnardsville. : lions as are desired, but it is fearr ed that many late comers are going to be disappointed for, as stated in the beginning of this article, Hhe supply of Pullman sleeping cars is r extremely limited. f All requests for refc?orvations s should be accompanied by money e order or check* and forwarded at e once to Mr. J. H. Wood. Division Passenger Agent, Asheville, o o mux X ADVERTISE IN X | THE SCOUT X 5 "IT WILL MAKE JT Y YOU tICH" ? i North Carolina ?l.i? A YEAR IN ADVANCE INSANE MAN INCRIMINATES SELF IN WASH. Patton Taylor, Wanted Here tof Killing We?t McDonald. It Hr Id in Wathington Sheriff W. J'. Odom ar.d Chief of Police D. M. Burchfield loft Thursday to brinp back Patlon Tay iur, wanwa ip aiis county lor tne killing of Wesley McDonald in 1919. Communications were received here a few days ago by the Sheriff stat:: g that Taylor was being held there. His identity and the crime he is guiity of became known in a strange way. The man became insane several months ag0 and while in an insane ?ondition divulged his identity and the deed he had committed In Cherokee County. He at fir.-t taold that his name was Davis, it is understood. but later his rightful name was found out. He has recovered his sanity and has bopp discharged from the insane hospital but is being held by the sheriff of Pierce County, Wash. The details of the crime Tayor la hqld for cannot be beamed here, more than that he shot McDonald in the lower section of the coflnty in 1919. The cause of the killing is not known. Andrews Woman to Direct Summer School Mrs. D. H. Tillitt, of Andrews, has been named director of the summer school which is to be held in Murphy this summer. Tht? school will open on Thursday, .June 7th, and continue for a period of six weeks. The high school building will be used for the classes. Mrs. Tillitt will be assisted by two other teachers. The summer school is planned for tMphm and those who desire t^, become techers and is a definite effort to try te nut the schools of the COintw nil :? *? - _ ?o?r , ?II announcing the tumimr school Coun-ly Superintendent Martin gave out the following statement: "In order to secure credit for a unit work in a county summer school a teacher must enter during the first three days, must show 25 days attendance and must complete four courses, making a grade of at least seventy-five per cent on the final examination given in each subject." Wanted?A Friend Of The Forest Raleigh.?E. O. Robinson, of the lumber firn* of Mowbray and Robinson, has set the whole South a splendid example by donating a trust fund of one-million dollars and 16,000 acres of timber land to he used to further educational, agricultural and economic progress of the mountain district of eastern Kentucky. H. M. Curran, farm forrester for North Carolina State College and Statu Department of Agriculture, states that Mr. Robinson w?n his fortune from the forest of eastern Kentucky and is a pioneer lumber man 0f that section. Fifteen thousand acres of the land is to be reforested and then managed under intelligent supervlsj ion as an example of how forest lands should be treated in that sec! tion. The income from the trust fund will be used in part for this 1 work. , ... 4fuuu 1. mis mauer, jfir. j Curran says, "Where can we find I such a friend for the forests of I North Carolina, Kentucky is rich t i? forests, it is true, but North Car' olina is far richer. Shall it be said I that the land of th^ Blue Grass and ; Thoroughbred cares more for the fu ture of her forests than the Land of the Long Leaf Pine, or that Kentucky is richer in patriotic citizenevup Lhan the Old North State; Can we not find among those whose fortunes are founded on the exploitation of our forests wealth some one who will follow the example of E. O. Robinson? North Caroling needs some one **ho will give the State a tract of land and the funds necessary to operate it so as to demonstrate to ooming generations that the forest lands of Nort^ Carolina can again yield their w ealth of timber end naval stores." \
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